This is the third Publish What You Fund report looking at donors’ aid transparency and the second index that compares actual levels. It follows on from our 2010 Aid
Transparency Assessment and 2011 Pilot Aid Transparency Index. The main finding of the 2010 Assessment was that there was a lack of comparable and primary data available on aid transparency. We attempted to address that finding in the 2011 Index by piloting a disaggregated way of assessing the transparency of donors using primary data collected via an evidence-based survey. In 2012, we have built on that methodology and assessed more organisations, allowing us to reflect more systematically on donors’ progress in putting aid transparency commitments into practice.

This paper aims to stimulate debate on the future of international development cooperation, in particular development finance and the forces that will shape it. It is intended for a general audience of analysts and decision makers, who may already be familiar with some of the many facets of today’s development ‘architecture’, yet value a broader and longer perspective.

The article is based on the annual report “Commitment
to Care, Responsibility for Accountability: Civil So102
ciety’s Evaluation of Estonia’s Development Cooperation
in 2008–2009”1 written by the Estonian Roundtable for
Development Cooperation (AKÜ)2, which analyses the implementation of the above-mentioned national strategy.

CONCORD are concerned that the most important change in the new agenda is that aid to the world’s poorest is being cut, diverting funds towards energy and private sector investments which are in the interest of the EU only, not of the developing world.

a new Agenda for Change for EU Development policy was launched on 13 October by Commissioner Piebalgs. The Communication aims at refocusing EU approach to reducing poverty, including through a more targeted allocation of funding.

a new Agenda for Change for EU Development policy was launched on 13 October by Commissioner Piebalgs. The Communication aims at refocusing EU approach to reducing poverty, including through a more targeted allocation of funding.

The Open Forum for CSO Development Effectiveness is a global process set up by and for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) worldwide. Its goal has been to create a shared framework of
principles that defines effective CSO development practice and elaborates the minimum standards for an enabling environment for CSOs, while at the same time promoting civil society’s essential role in the international development system.

Cilvēktiesību un pamatbrīvību aizsardzības konvencija ir Eiropas Padomes konvencija, pieņemta 1950. gadā un stājusies spēkā 1953. gadā. Konvencijas dalībvalstis ir visas 47 Eiropas Padomes dalībvalstis. Uzraudzību pār konvencijas īstenošanu īsteno Eiropas Cilvēktiesību tiesa, kas izskata privātpersonu un dalībvalstu sūdzības par konvencijas pārkāpumiem. Spriedumu izpildi uzrauga EP Ministru komiteja.
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms is the convention by the Council of Europe, which was adopted in 1950 and entered into force in 1953. All 47 member states of the Council of Europe are the member states of the convention. The European Court of Human Rights is the supervisor of the convention's implementation and simultaneously the Court examines the private and national complaints about violations of the convention. The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe monitors the execution of judgments.

With just two years to go until the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) expire, negotiations
are under way at many levels to agree what
should be their successor in 2015. Should there
be new goals on gender? Disability? How can
environmental sustainability be incorporated?
Should consumption be included? The list of
potential global goals is breath-taking; each of
them has their merits and ought to be considered
in the development of a new set of global goals.
Imagining up a new framework to replace the
MDGs is fast becoming the ultimate quest for
development professionals, employing vast
amounts of energy and expertise.

This document explains the objectives, process and methodology for monitoring the implementation of the selected
commitments made in the Busan Partnership agreement through the set of global indicators and targets agreed in June
2012. It is designed to guide countries and organisations that wish to participate in monitoring efforts at the international
level within the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation (hereafter “the Global Partnership”).

The Busan Partnership document is the outcome document of the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (Busan, Republic of Korea, 29 November – 1 December 2011). The result of an inclusive year-long process of consultation, it benefits from the support of the broadest range of governmental, civil society, private and other actors present at HLF4. The document was finalised during HLF4 itself by a group of representatives tasked with liaising with and ensuring the support of the broadest possible range of delegations. The Busan Partnership document sets out principles, commitments and actions that offer a foundation for effective co-operation in support of international development.

The document calls for a wide range of actions including:
• launching a process to establish sustainable development goals;
• detailing how the green economy can be used as a tool to achieve sustainable development;
• strengthening the UN Environment Programme and establishing a new forum for sustainable development;
• promoting corporate sustainability reporting measures;
• taking steps to go beyond GDP to assess the well‐being of a country;
• developing a strategy for sustainable development financing;
• adopting a framework for tackling sustainable consumption and production;
• focusing on improving gender equality;
• stressing the need to engage civil society and incorporate science into policy; and
• recognizing the importance of voluntary commitments on sustainable development.

EU Top News
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EU News in Focus
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Reports and Analysis
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Analysis and Reports
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News from the Networks
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EU Top News
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Analysis and Reports
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The European Commission's Gustavo Martin Prada shares his views on the role of the Global Partnership, explains how the EU is working to implement it and the role of the Global Partnership in a global development framework after the Millennium Development Goal's target year of 2015.

The interview covers global progress on implementing the Global Partnership principles and the first Ministerial-level meeting of the Global Partnership to be held in Mexico in 2014. It was taken at the third Global Partnership Steering Committee meeting at the African Union in Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia on 26th of July 2013.

On Wednesday 11 December 2013, the Permanent Missions of Mexico and the United Kingdom co-hosted a side event on middle income countries and development co-operation under the auspices of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation, on the sidelines of the sixth session of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals.

Development assistance is a pillar of the external
policy of the European Union. This brochure provides a
record of how the European Commission implemented
EU aid programmes and projects over the past five
years. It also highlights current and coming challenges.
It covers a period (2004-2009) during which the EU
worked intensively with its partners to be a strong
leader in the world economy and to contribute to global
solidarity and security worldwide.

Rome Declaration on Harmonization (Rome, Italy, 24-25 February 2003)
Attention is drawn to need for harmonization of donor assistance:
- At first reforms in partner countries, and secondly the development of country action plans agreed with the donor community in the area of ​​harmonization at the international and regional level so that donors can rely more on their system as they will apply international principles or standards and adopt good practices. A key element is defined country-based approach that emphasizes country ownership and government leadership, proposed methods of government-public-private partnership in this case, the interests of the partnership include capacity building, recognition of various forms of assistance and to engage civil society, including the private sector.

Globālā mērogā šobrīd norisinās diskusijas par jauno attīstības ietvaru, par kuru visām valstīm būs jāvienojas 2015.gadā, kad beidzas šobrīd spēkā esošie Tūkstošgades mērķi.
Projekta ziņojums (ziņojums) aptver īsu informāciju par jaunā attīstības ietvara izstrādes procesu, Igaunijas, Lietuvas, Somijas un Latvijas platformu viedokļiem par izaicinājumiem un iespējām, nacionālajiem konsultāciju procesiem, kā arī kopīgo pozīciju par pamatprincipiem jaunajam attīstības ietvaram. Ziņojuma beigās pievienotas noderīgas saites uz dažādām organizācijām un ar procesu saistītajām kampaņām, citiem resursiem.
Now the discussions on the new development framework are going on in global scale. All countries should agree on them in 2015, when the current Millennium Development Goals will end.
The report gives short information on the designing process of the new development framework; the opinions of Estonia’s, Lithuania’s, Finland’s and Latvia’s platform on the challenges and opportunities; national consultations’ processes; the common position on the basic principles for new development framework. In the end of this report, there are useful links for different organizations and relevant campaigns, other resources.

The Accra Agenda for Action is the product of an unprecedented alliance of development partners – developing and donor countries, emerging economies, UN and multilateral institutions, global funds and civil society organisations. They all participated in the discussions leading up to the Third High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, hosted by the Government of Ghana and organised by OECD and the World Bank, in Accra.
Developed and developing countries agreed to take bold steps to reform the way aid is given and spent. After three days of intense negotiations, they endorsed the Accra Agenda for Action. Developing countries have committed to take control of their own futures, donors to co-ordinate better amongst themselves, and both parties to the Agenda have pledged to account to each other and their citizens.

The Accra Agenda for Action is the product of an unprecedented alliance: more than 80 developing countries, all OECD donors and some 3 000 civil society organisations from around the world joined representatives of emerging economies, United Nations and multilateral institutions and global funds in the negotiations leading up to and taking place during the Accra meeting.
The AAA hinges on three main themes:
• Ownership: Countries determine their own development strategies by playing a more active role in designing development
policies, and take a stronger leadership role in co-ordinating aid. Donors more consequently use existing fiduciary and procurement
systems to deliver aid.
• Inclusive partnerships in which all partners – not only DAC donors and developing countries but also new donors, foundations
and civil society – participate fully
• Delivering results that will have real and measurable impact on development

Plāns izstrādāts saskaņā ar Attīstības sadarbības politikas pamatnostadnēm laika posmam no 2011. – 2015. gadam (Ministru kabineta 2012.gada 17.aprīlī rīkojums Nr. 182 „Par
Attīstības sadarbības politikas pamatnostadnēm laika posmam no 2011.gada līdz 2015.gadam”).
Pamatnostadnēs izvirzīti sekojoši mērķi:
1) Latvijas kā divpusēja donora lomas stiprināšana, tādējādi īstenojot Latvijas ārpolitiskās intereses;
2) sabiedrības izpratnes un atbalsta veicināšana attīstības sadarbības mērķiem un politikai;
3) Latvijas pieaugoša loma starptautisko attīstības mērķu sasniegšana un starptautisko saistību izpilde.
The action plan was elaborated according to the Guidelines of Development Cooperation Policy for 2011-2015 (The government’s order nr.182 ‘’About the Guidelines of Development Cooperation Policy for 2011-2015’’ in 17th of April of 2012).
The following goals have been nominated into the guidelines:
1) Strengthening the role of Latvia as the bilateral donor, thus implementing the external interests of Latvia;
2) Promoting the awareness and support of the society in favor of the goals of development cooperation and the policy;
3) The increasing role of Latvia within the achieving goals of development and implementing international obligations.